The Sun. — London, England, 1808-11-11 00:00:00

morrow. Op Monday next we shall endeavour to resume the Review Of BUOIVAPARTB'S CAMPAIGN IN ITALY, of which We have given so many valuable articles, highly interesting, because they vine from an Officer personally concerned in most of the A Clions, and whose honour and sources of in formation are indisputable. We hope to see these Corn municaticins calleded and published by some respeaabre ' Bookseller, as they present a complete Portrait of the Mi litary and Political Charafter of a man whose elevation is a subjea not less surprising than lamentable. MAILS. A am. VED-I Dublin, 3 Waterford. Duz—t Gottenburgh, i Dublin, I WaterfcntL PRICE OF STOCkS THIS DAY AT O'CLOCK. Consols . 66 67 1 °trillium - ais. THE SUN. SOLII4 QUIS DICSIS 741. SUM AUDLAT LONDON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1808. Paris Papers to the 2d instant reached town this Morning. The following is the only articles of in telligence they contain : " The Moniteur of the 30th announces BUONA PARTE'S departure for Bayonne the day before. " Pkß,is , OCT. 3 I.—The Freitch and Russian Couriers; who embarked on the 20th at Boulogne, requited on the 23d. As soon as they landed *at Dear they proceeded for London, where they re mained till the evening of,. the 22d. They appear very much pleased with their mission. " The Legislative Body have unanimously ex pressed their gratitude to M, FONTANES, for his ad dress to BUOjAPARTE." Dutch Papers to the 6th inst. reached town last night.—Poor Louts BUONAPARTE appears to be very much distressed between his wish to relieve the miseries of his subje&s, and his fear of offending the Tyrant of France._ We stated some days ago, that in order to mitigate as much as possible the last De crees for the prohibition of all Foreign Commerce, permission was granted • by the Dutch Government to all Vessels to sail that had begun to load Previous to . the issuing of the prohibitory Decree. The Dutch Merchants, however, abused this indulgence, and another Decree was issued, prohibiting.the sailing of any Vessels from the Dutch . Ports after the 15th inst, either with or without Licences. The 30th of this month is fixed for the return of all the Vessels that bad sailed. OD Wednesday, General KELLERMAN'S Aid-dc- Camp sailed froth Chatham, on board a Flag of TruCe, for Calais ; but the wind coming foul, the lessel was obliged to put into Dover yesterday after noon. All communication with the vessel ,was pro hibited, and centinels placed on board to prevent ziiy person from boarding her. 'WE yesterday noticed a report, founded upon a Letter from Holland, that the Emperor of Austria hal declared War against France, and we aie' yet unable to give it a positive contradiCtion or confirma- Con. It is stated in one of the Morning Papers, tat Austrian Messenger had arrived yesterday, with dispatches to that efret from Vienna; bu t this. statement is erroneous : nor has any intelli_ genre upon this subjea reached this country, ex cept the latter to which we have allnded. W e adverted yesterday to the report said to have been brought by tie IPindsor Castle Packet, of a battle having been fought between the Spaniards and French : that report is repeated in a Paper of this rii,rnin7, pm!, it is added, that Ministers had re c,:ivtd accounts from Gijon to that &Yea. We can ,sure our Pitl.aders there is no foundation whatever he' report. The last accounts received by6o vernment from Spain were from St. Andero, the 3 Ist At that time no battle had taken place, at k,a , :t no - acc , unt of ior had reached St. Ander°, but from the positions of the hostile Armies; it was im possible that an asliou could be long avoided. It is said that General, &Axe intercepted a Letter to 1.4-mrsbal NEY, from the French Minister at War, in which he inforard hitn, that reinforcements to the amount Of CO,OOO men should join , him 'before t4e :15th inst. and that in consequence of this in fo':ination' the Spanish Generals had determined to f7roe-the French to an a6tion before the arrival of so large an additional force. .•Tile following Leltex has been sent from Dr. O'RElL,t.t,"the titular Bishop of ARMAGH, to the R ):Ilan Catholic Gentlemen of the County of Louth, \v,',lo had written .to hita,.requesting to know his o niort of the Resolution lately entered into by the It 'map Catholic Bishops in Dublin. I think; and ain certmin, that in forming their R , 'soltnien, the Prehtes did not mean to decide, tha t the af)thission of a veto or negative on the part of the Ci2Nti, with the consent of the Holy See, in the ekdion ,of Roman Catholic Bishops, •wciuld be,con › • ArAi; to doarine of the Roman Catholic Church, TO 4 CORRESPONDENTS. 4 ',* The Letter from a PLAIN SPEAKER shall appear To or to any pra6lice or usage essentially an: indispens ably conneaed with the Roman Catholic Reiigion: Candour, however,.and truth ()blip me to s4,.that the declaration made by . the Bishops on the .abOve mentioned Occasion, was di&ated by what . . 4 long, and I 'conceived to be well-founded apprehension, that the concession in question might eventually be Ittentlea. - With consequences - . .clangeronsTio — the Ro man Catholic Religion ; such danger, in my mind, and the opinion of several other Prelates, is of a temporary nature, resulting from existing,.cirCtini stances, though many persons suppose it to ari.e from the nature of the measure, thus giving to the 'Resolution of the Bishops a meaning it does not bear." . . There appears to us, wc.confess,s6mething tither ambiguous in the lattet part of this letter';, one thing, however, is perfealy clear, viz. that the Duke of NORFOLK. and Mr. GRATTAN' had not the autho rity of Roman Catholic Bishops for the proposition they made in Parliament. We have more than once expressed Our surprise that no explanation has yet been given to the public upon this extraordinary subjea. An Opposition Vaper'of yesterday, in ad verting to that part of the above letter which states an apprehension that " the eonceSsion in question might be eventually attended with consequences dangerous to the Roman Catholic Religifin," says— " We are not quite aware of ,the circumstances " here alluded to, but we ,shrewdly suspect, that the " apprehension stated to exist arises out of the into " lerant and bigotted spirit which has been mani- . fested by the present Ministers since they came into office, and which, indeed, constitutes the " foundation of their power." That the Paper in question should be ready to en. tertain any suspicion hostile to the present Ministers is by no means surprising;. but we should have t hought that the DOClor's Letter would have removed any suspicion of the kind alluded to, for he says " he has long entertained that apprehension," an expres sion he certainly would not have made use of if he was merely adverting to the time when the present Ministers came into oflice., At four o'clock yesterday afternoon Mr. MERRY set off from his apartments in Jerinyn,street, St. James's; for Falmouth, where he is to take shipping, and proceed from thence upon his embassy to the Court Of Stockholm.. Mr. MERaY - was accompa— nied by Mr. AUGUSTUS FOSTER and Mt. SPENOER,• his public and private Secretaries.. Last night Mr. JoHtcsoN, one of his Majesty's Messenger's, was sent off with dispatches to our Minister in Spain. Yesterday a Cabinet Council was held 'at 'the Foreign Office, at which were present, his Grace lite Duke of PORTLAND,'EarIs BA.THURST and CAMDEN, Lords MuLGRAvE, 1 .- (AwKeskiun,y, and CASTLE;- REAGH, Mr. Secretary CANNING, and Mr: PEBCEVAL His Majesty's Brig &arrow sailed from Cork on the 3d inst . . with a convoy for the West Indies. INDIA-IlousE.—Yesterdak,a Court of Direaors was held, when the under-mentioned Captains were sworn into the command of their respediVe ships; viz. • Capt. 1. Eastfield, Admiral Gardner, M a d e i ra , M a d ras, and Bengal. Capt. P. Sampson, Dover Castle, Madras and Bengal. The following ships were taken up, in addition to those engaged for, this season, viz.. Coutts, Metcalfe, Devonshire, Surrey, and Marquis.Wel lesky. The Court - adjourned - at - seven o'clock tilt Wed- - nesday. On Saturday last his Majesty's Frigate Brilliant, bearing Rear-Admiral Sir EDMUND NAGLE'S flag, arrived at Portsmouth. Sir EDMUND immediately landed, and proceeded to London. We understand the Admiralty have ordered Sir EDMUND _NAGLE to the command of the Leith station, and for whiCh purpose he leaves town in a few days. The Prince of BOUILLON succeeds Sir EDMUND as Commander in Chief on the Guernsey station. The Court of Inquiry .upon the Convention of Cintra, it is said, will positively commence its pro ceedings on Monday next, at Chelsea. Most of the Members and Witnesses are arrived in town. Sir. C, COTTON and Genei l al SPENCER are lrourl ex - peeled e - peded from Portugal. Letters from Bourdeaux have been received at Birmingham. They reach to the middle of last month, - and are transmitted by a house of great re spetqability. They state that the French inhabi tants of Cadiz are no longer exposed to the fury of the populace ; but, on the contrary, enjoy the hest . security, both in their persons and property. The late excesses which the people of Valencia Corn• "witted against the French in Valencia;are confirmed by these letters. Such was the burst of popular ven geance in that Province, that 31G French persons were indiscriminately put to death. At the date of the letters, considerable reinforcements were passing through Bourdeaux for Bayonne. PEDESTRIANISM.—A publican at Towcester, So merset, on Wednesday last, completed perhaps the most wonderful performance ever heard of. For a wager of lot) guineas, he engaged to go .500 miles in seven days, on chosen ground, and to take his rest as he thought proper. He started on Thursday. : ' se'nnight, and finished the distance, in Hampshire, at three o'clock on Wednesday afternoon ; having - taken his. course through Berks, Wilts, Somerset, Herefordshire, and part of Devonshire. The pedes trian is a stout-made man, not more than 5 feet 4 tieites in height, and a native of Merionethshire. Time has introduced many impi - ovements in the festivities of a Lord Mayor's Day. Not aboVe a century ago, the Citizens dined at Guildhall at an early hour on that day, and afterwards went to the,. Chapel, where they heard a sernzon! We find, that in spite of all BrioN APARTeS severe decrees a t eiinst the introduction of colonial produce into France and'Holland, great quantities are daily sent into France. . NAVAL NEWS. r)Q - \PER, NOV. to, HALF PAST Six L . j. M.—A Flag Of Truce, frOm Chatham, bound to Calais, with Geneial KELLERMAN'S Aid-de-Camp, his servant, and a French Gentleman from Oporto, was driven in here by a foul wind, at two o'clock this after- 7 noon. She is the Ilary of Rochester, JOHN Master. No person is suffered to go near her, and there are centinels on board, to .prev,ent any one , from boarding her. A Gun-brig endeavoured to bring •her to as she entered the harbour,' out she escaped by superior sailing. PLYMOUTH, Nov.' 9.—Arrived Le Bon French Letter. of Marque, pierc'd for 22-guns, 12 only mounted, from Bourdeaux bound to Marti nique, laden csith branly, wine, and flour, captured by (ha Infityhtigable Frigate. She is a beautifiil Brig, ty.tarly new,.and..bvrthen about 500 tons. DEAL, Nov f .'lo.-Saited through the Downs the Starling, LEIGR, for Curacoa ; and the Doe, NO, for Lisbon. • FALMOUTH, Nov. s.—Arrived his Majesty's Ketch Glaneuse, from Plymouth ; Deedalu : t Trans port, Capt. YOUNG, from the Channel Fleet ; also sEve4al'sal of Transports from the Bay of Quiberon. Sailed hii Majesty's, Brig 117:utine with the Fleet for the Brazils; also the following Packets, viz. the Lady Peliew, HARVEY, for Corunna ; 'Lady Ara. Lelia; PORTEUS, for the Mediterranean; and the . . . Prince of bales, KIRKNESS, for Jamaica., PORTSMOUTH, NWT. 10.—Arrived His Majesty's Ship Viaory from the Eastward ; Sincerity, BAD COCK, from London; and the .Neptune, HUTCHINGS, from Arundel, bound to Guernsey. • Sailed His Majesty's Ship liedpok, Capt. JOYCE, and- the Defender, Lieut. G. PLOWMAN, for a cruize; also the Stately for the Downs, and the Donegal for Plymouth. SHEERNESS, Nov. the - Exertion Gun brig, with convoy, for the Baltic. Arrived his Majesty's Ship Vanguard, Captain BAKER, from the Baltic; and his Majesty's Ships Goliath and Leveret, from ditto. : .• The Centinel Gun.brighas signal for convoy to the Baltic.... Mr. DANIEL. LANE is appointed Surgeon Of his hlajesiy's Ship. Winchelsea,-_ at the Nore, vice Dr. RICHARD CLARKE, who retires. TH4 THEAIIiES. Drzirk-rane At this . Theatre new Prima in - iTiree acts, intitled The Siege qf St.. Quintin i or .Spliniith Heroism,. was brought forward last night. :.Forithe7)("imatis Per sonae of this, and the new Piece at Atie Opera ,, House, we refer our Readers 'to the 4dvertisdments, in the fropt of our, paper,—The memorable tri= umph of Spanish valour over France, in the butte" which gives-the name to this new drama, afforded a good opportunity tbr an author to pay homage to the heroic natives-of Iberia; but their recent achieve ments 'in support of the independence of their Cowry, against the ferocious Tyrant of the European Continent, might' be thought a still more proper ground toe. draMatieComposition, and indeed f9r every specious of celebration which Truth as well as Pokry, could supply.—But the piece be-7 fore us is well 7 tirried,; the British Nation will Teadi ly testify its esteem, and admiration for the loyal and patriotic Spaniards, by a - kind reception of every thing intended to do them houour. The Siegi of . st. Ruintiia ;was written by'the. author ot-Tekeli; and he had 'tilde the former also an Afterpiece, he would have insured it more popularity, as,the materials are expanded too much, and are hardly quificient for a Play. It is, however, written with vigour. The sentiments are striking,. and the whole is brought forward in a very magni ficent style. The actin g was in general good. LISTON, JOHNSTONE, Mrs. H. SIDDONS, and Bita- HAM, particularly .distinguished themselves ; and though the ultimate judgment was by no means very friendly, yet it was evident that the opinion of the majority was in favour of its repetition, The . Music does credit to the talents of Mr. Hoox,-.sen. • • • Opera Ho use. A new Piece of three Mis, entitled 'Tice Exile, was represented last night at (his :Theatre,: FABLE. Count Ulrick, a Nobleman of distinaion, after acquiring great reputation in the Russian army, is nevertheless ba nished to Siberia, through the base influence of Prince Lowen. stern over the Empress Catherine. lie is thither followed by Sedona, his wife, and his daughter A lexina. Rornanott; . the nephew of the Governor of -Tobolskow frequently visit- ' ing the wretched family at their retre a t i n the neighbourhood, a mutual attachment takes plac,' between him and Alexina, which his uncle suspecting, in - order to prevent his 'future visits, and to compel him to marry the niece of Prince Lowenstern, banishes him beyond the frentiens, 'and ehdea- ' vour,s to force Alexina into a marriage witli-Weizien. Roma--; notl assumes the name of "Varan, goes to St. Petersburgh, and, in the disguise of an Indian, gets into the service of Baron Alltradolf, a' nephew of Prince. Lowenstern, a pert, vain coxcomb,-and in that 'capacity "aecompanies him-to Tobol skaw, whither the Baron is journeyibg . to'claim 't .e hand of Catharine, the - Governor's niece, whose affections he in vain j attempts to win by his skill in: inuait and' dancim;, nerheart being already devoted to Count •Calm ar ,' by whom she is befoved with equal ardour. Roirlkruiff; aware of the' preparing for Count Ulriek, td , ciaficeal - his benevolent de , signs, assumes a ferocious aspect, and expresses a deadly hate -to the exile anti his fairtity l -by-w hien Itteni+S-4te com— pletely blinds the Governor, as ,to his intentions, and jointly with Welzein (the enraged and .rejected suitor of A-lexina), is entillted with the execution. of the Empress's orders ; in pursuance . of, which Vl:kik is dragged from -his retreat; r and nnprisonedm Tobolskow, and they are sent in' pursuit of Alexina, who has set out, acconipanied by Yerntack (a taith---, Int domestic), on the desperate undertaking of travelling to St. l'etetSbUtghto solicit h e r 'father's pardon. In this , un - 4 ttertaking he cornpletely frustrates the viiidiCtive designs of Nelzien, and Alexina reaches the neighbourhood of Moscyw in safety,. . • • The iejoicings of the inhabitants of that city annottnattie4 grateful tidings of the accession of Elizabeth td the Thron: of Russia, and of her . ;;pproaching coronation. Alex:m.l hasten , thither, rushes into the presence of her new Sovereign, all notwithstanding the influence of the Patriarch (a near rela: teem or Prince I.•owenstern), she procures, through the mea n ' of the disguised Rontanoff, the pardon she solicited, and - inl", mediately departs fur Siberia; with out wa i t i n g for il l y dec. ( of pardon to be completed; by which means she is again ;Pb jetted to all the bitterness o f sorrow ; an d i n or d er to savt' herself and family from. immediate destruction, she is coal' pelted to marry the supposed Daran. The Governor at ....length receives the Royal Mandate frona-tis C-ottrt -tbr the liberation of Count Ulrich, a n d b y i t h e. b ecomes . acquai::tc: i with the villainy and disgrace of Princ4.l:ialsk:nitern, vvnic a reconciles him to the union of his daughter with Count Gal" mar,. to whose protection she had fled, after escaoing trot? her uncle's house by theingenuity, of Servitz? Romanolt, now I saran, clairris'Afexina tor his brine, and the exile is re' stored to his fotmer hoifotirs. - • • • The fable of this - piece is derived frt= a french Novel, eutitled Elizaetlz,.written by IVlaitarrire GOT TIN, and-'an interesting Romance, lately% published, the produffion of a young Englishman, entitled, g'hle *Ponzance V . the Pyrenees. - Mr. REY.NOLDS, WIIO is the'authdr of The Exile, has shewn his ingennity in blending the chief incidents of both these works, and,adding from big own fancy, what, on the Whole, ,enables his plak. to, excite a strong interest in th e audience., .But the principal view of the author bas been to produce a drama adapted to the taste of the day, and for this purpoSe he has called'in the power" fuhaid ;of scenery, music, procossions, &c. • The piece is avowedly of that species which is en 7 titled Aleto-Draine, in which the parmies' in the oc tion and the dialogue are.filled up with musical ac . " coMpanirrients.-'l'his species of Drama is 'periealY ridiculous, and. calculated rather to interrupt than assist the interest; •but it is the fashion, and must bP borne" . till some great dramatic - genius Shall - break forth, anti improve the,public taste, which at pre sent seems to be• at a very low ebb indeed. It would be gross partiality to say that there is all thing novel in the plot, the characters, or the senti ments of this Play ; but as a whole, it awakells sympathy, and its serious parts. are wellelieved bY . .those of, i comic nature. Mr. REYNOLDS deserves considerable credit for writing in a' manner so differ" ent from the usual style of his productions, but his strength lies in Audicrous- hits at the manners and humours of the present times :—now and then 'some thing:, of this kind appeared last night, and were' as usual, well received. .• _ . The piece before us, as a combination of what bas been seen in other productions of a similar kind, i 5 likely to. become very popular, particUlarly as it 15 very ,well supported_ by he Performers, And has, been most liberally brought forward by .the Managers.' - "" The scenes in Siberia,LOther parts of the Ilussi r - 1 Empire, the-coronationof Eliz'abeth, and. the pre parations far the return of Count Wrick and.„d/eA I36 were beautifufand grand. 2 The acting. was in general excellent: Tot/ 14cl ' took the lead. He was most wartnly'reCeived on his entrance, and the spirit, judgment, and which uniformty marked his atting, proaired loud and general applause., Mrs. H. JOHNSTON was 0 15° conspicuous in the .piece, but her voice is not very musical, and .she does not know how - to manage it ' so that she-olten offended the ear insteadot irnpre9; ing the hea'rt. However, she took great pains, at'' will probably improves by practice. P , TE gave 3 venerable support to the part of Ulrick. MuNl: 4 ` 4 l. lasTost, and FAWCETT, wer e all exce ll e n t i n tt 1; 1 way. Mrs. DicKoNs sang with her usual 5ki11,. 121 ; we saw no necessity for so much accompanying"7:; ei LK:t tune. INcEoN's tine voice was beard to rat 1 vantage. - :hie Music was, composed - by .- 1‘4 ,1 7. ZINClit, and' Was marked by taste and .e'xinession,;, well as sc , ence.'. The only: opposition . :which 'f piece experienced was to the repetii ion ' r of sorti e a the Airs :—Otherwise it - was . l)ii:tiy applauded, was announced for repetition by YouNO, in a 11)31 v ) ner very different from the usual styl e in w i n ch Dramas have. been obtruded, in opposition .to obvious sentiments of the audi e n ce . He.was but "modest and iespedful, and the audience testifi e ce their approbation ofins.mod e o f submitting the to their judgment, as well a, of the piece itseit% The Theatre was' quite 'full, except the Fri" te boxes. . - , e • Extra& of a Letter from -an Officer on hoardt b„ Resistance, at Falmouth,` ZaTe - d - Nbv: tedious voyage, ‘'ve . have at LPSC arrived it. an Ei)& 1 " 5 , • port. We quitted'Lisbon oh the 21st of S'?l4te , l) l) , . with the Trompeusi'Sloop of War,and fittpone'a,' l l l of I:ransports, with the seco n d divisidit of itte.Oe' l l , - "d• Army on board. On the 24th a.s'eVe're gale of . commenced, which lasted Atli the: 284 b of •c °ll '„ 9. . the Convoy was dispersed; . and-cine Transport totally dsthaS . ted. After ,we bad rig,god her jury-masts she was sent - back .to Lisbon.- .°eters were greatly damaged bY•loing - their yards and top masts, and, after much Arouble, we succeede d in colleting 25 Sail of the Convoy, with W-hict ) reached the coaSi•of France,: tinfr Rochelle . ; • adjoin wet witb.lb,fa %);. - 'eather before we came to all - . choir, and we.lost one Transport•ort the Isle of ithe' but tot tunately the crtnAt"w . ere saved. Re.fist;') once, by goOdsi - mtnaitsbip,• beat of a leershorc, 0 " u '• on the ii,*.thofl..ktuber we stood into Basque Realty, and came to an anchor. Hi re were l a nded / I 's - French 'Gneral, 'Lotsalst and Suite, x!‘ , ll`oin'w on board. Having remained at anchor Eve dj4*; weighed' and stood for Quiberon 'Bay, .10 . 10" r ds the remainder.ot 'our Convoy, whi c h we af:eo °. 1 1 , heard bad put into different p o rt s o n ' t h e Fra c coast. We bore up for England, Wit th e w i n d Prf, ing adverse; we did not reach Falmouth t ill the u ti , instant." • • , ke 64 Lord PETERBOI;OUGH.--This Nobleman was as- one day by a Frenchman (who bad turned the coo vetsation - troth - the . de-ath of the First CHAIILISsi t°, the ceremony of the Coronation) whethcr ceremony we ,anoinied our Kin , s Sacre Co' ) le i Rots Chez vOuls tin - Lord," deli tided the re.o c ".! man, " replied the xVitty Peer, " on .les et on les hiassacre•aussi.'.' • • 1 • ' SMITHFIELD MARKET, Nov. It. . This. - day's market had a middling supply of ' 14 ; c l; a. ~. 4,... ent .kinds of tame; Pork i, ch,:tp . er tti,ln oo r ,: j ,'t sol. t report ; veal is deiirer; Bet and.•Muit , in last prices, and the trade tor, the ,ii •rt vv 3? ' ll° . • gnt pa, ~, we , over :brisk. The'sales in the 'H'ayrnarkt:!C ` . ' cei.e ci iqv's , i _ ~ w m-4 Sufi; 1 - 14) .- . has f.,lleti ‘.:11 . .e Mo'"' . _pr.4....v SILIL ~ cro w market ;- Clover obtAitted a- - I) , lfer =price ; " 2 t o fetched .la 4 pi ice.--,-r ne iollo4itio - prices an d fl bees. are an acotiratr .statttiLteitn.: . gi 1 1 9 stnk the 011'41 per stone of 81 b. __Vea l •Beet' 3s. zodt to 4s. 6d.--111otmn 35. Bd. to'kfs i ; -- s . r. 6c1.. to 55. 6d. to 75. od.—Lamb os. o d. t o o s. od.—nit" ... 5-. c , 6s. 6d. • Beasts, Lo.—Sheep, 3,2oo.—Calves, 2:o.—Pigs' 2-Q